The golden thread : how fabric changed history /

"All textiles begin with a twist. From colourful 30,000-year old threads found on the floor of a Georgian cave to what the linen wrappings of Tutankhamun's mummy actually meant; from the Silk Roads to the woollen sails that helped the Vikings reach America 700 years before Columbus; from t...

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Main Author:	St. Clair, Kassia (Author)
Format:	Book
Published:	London : John Murray (Publishers), 2019
Subjects:	Textile fabrics > History. Thread > History. Weaving > History.

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